Papering-machine.



D. KRAPF; IfAPERING M40111. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 14, 1909- 1H: NuRms PETERS ca., WASHINGTON. n4 :4

Patented June 8, 1909.

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D. KRAPF. PAPBRING MAOHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN, 14, 1909,

Patented June 8, 1909.

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anventoz Witnwoeo DANIEL KRAPF, OF MILLVALE, PENNSYLVANIA.

PAPERING-MA CHINE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 8, 1909.

Application filed. January 14, 1909. Serial No. 472,221.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL KRAPF, a sub ject of the Emperor of Germany, residing at Millvale, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Papering-Machines, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to papering machines of that type employed for applying paper to walls and ceilings.

The invention has for its object to provide a simple and durable machine for expeditiously applying paper to a wall or ceiling and facilitating the work of a paper hanger.

I accomplish the above object by a novel machine embodying a paste reservoir and means for applying the paste to a piece of paper temporarily held and manipulated bya movable frame forming part of the machine.

The detail construction entering into the invention will be hereinafter described and then specifically pointed out in the appended, claims.

Referring to the drawings :Figure 1 is a side elevation of the machine, Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same, Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the same partly broken away and partly in section, Fig. 4 is a plan of the machine, Fig. 5 is an enlarged cross sectional view of the temporary paper holder, Fig. 6 is a rear elevation of a portion of the same, and Fig. 7 is an enlarged sectional view of the trunnion of the movable frame.

In the accompanying drawings, 1 designates a stand, braced as at 2, and provided with casters 3, whereby the stand can be easily moved upon a floor 4 or similar surface. Upon the stand 1 is arranged an oblong receptacle 5 having vertical end walls 6 connected by tie rods 7. The receptacle 5 is adapted to contain paste or an adhesive material, and directly above said receptacle and longitudinally thereof is arranged a revoluble brush 8, said brush being journaled in the end walls 6 of the receptacle. Above the brush 8 and at each side thereof are arranged longitudinal revoluble rollers 9 and 10, said rollers being also journaled in the end walls 6. The confronting sides of the end walls 6 are provided with curved grooves 11 terminating in sockets 12 for a revoluble shaft 13, said shaft being located above the roller 10. Upon the shaft 13 is placed a roll of wall paper 14 and the paperfrom this roll is adapted to pass downwardly under the roller 10, over the brush 8 and under the roller 9, the paper being withdrawn from the front side of the machine. 7

To guide the paper as the same is removed from the machine, a shaft 15 is journaled longitudinally of the machine and in the end walls 6,said shaft having guide disks 16 for engaging the edges of the paper. To further guide the paper as it is withdrawn from the machine, the front side of the stand 1 is provided with brackets 17 having telescopic adjustable rods 18.

Journaled in the end walls 6 are trunnions 19 having the outer ends thereof provided with sleeves 20. Loosely mounted in said sleeves is a paper supporting frame comprising arms 21, the lower ends of said arms being connected by a detachable handle 22, while in the upper ends of said arms is journaled a longitudinal roller 23. Hinged to the arms 21 adjacent to the roller 23 is a longitudinal resilient clamp 24 for engaging the roller 23, the said clamp being connected by coil springs 25 to the arms 21. The clamp 24 has the ends thereof rovided with extensions 26, the object of which will presently appear.

Operation: After a roll of paper has been placed in the machine and arranged to pass over the brush 8, the end thereof is drawn outwardly to the roller 23, and placed in engagement with the roller by the clamp 24, binding the end of the paper upon the roller. The operator having positioned the machine relative to the wall 27, as shown in Fig. 1, the paper supporting frame is elevated and immediately upon the extensions 26 contacting with the wall 27, the resilient clamp 24 is .forced rearwardly over its center allowing the springs 25 to hold the same in the position shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, releasing the end of the paper and allowing the roller 23 to press the same against the wall 27. As the paper has been coated with adhesive material, it is only necessary for the operator to move the frame downwardly and the machine rearwardly, allowing the roller 23 to travel over the paper and bind the same to the wall 27, until the frame reaches the position in Fig. 2 of the drawings, when the paper can be manually cut and the end clamped to the roller 23 by the clamp 24. The machine can then be moved to apply another strip of paper, or for applying paper to the ceiling, in which instance the telescopic adjustable rods 18 and the handle 22 are not used.

The confronting grooves of the end walls 6 permit of the roll of paper 14 being easily changed, while the rollers 9 and 10 and the guide disks 16 serve to maintain the paper in engagement with the brush 8 and guide the paper as it is withdrawn from the machine.

The machine in its entirety is made of light and durable metal and can be easily manipulated to accurately and expeditiously apply wall paper to a wall or ceiling.

While in the drawings forming a part of this application there is illustrated a preferred embodiment of my invention, 1 would have it understood that the same can be varied or changed as to shape, proportion and manner of assemblage Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having now described my invention what I claim as new, is

1. A papering machine embodying a movable stand, a paste receptacle carried thereby and having end walls, a brush journaled in said end walls and adapted to extend into said receptacle, guide rollers journaled in said end walls, guide disks revolubly supported by said end walls, a revoluble shaft detachably mounted between said end walls for supporting a roll of paper adapted to pass under said rollers, over said brush and between said guide disks, trunnions j ournaled in said end walls, sleeves carried by said trunniens, a frame slidably mounted in said sleeves, a roller carried by said frame, a re silient clamp carried by said frame for temporarily holding the end of the paper in e11- gagement with said roller, extensions carried by said clamp for moving said clamp out of engagement with said roller when said roller is placed against a wall, and adjustable telescopic arms supported by said stand for guiding paper withdrawn from said machine.

2. A papering machine embodying a movable stand, a paste receptacle carried thereby and havingend walls, a brush journaled in said end walls and adapted to extend into said receptacle, guide rollers journaled in said end walls, guide disks revolubly supported by-said end walls, a revoluble shaft detachably mounted between said end walls for supporting a roll of paper adapted to pass under said rollers, over said brush and between said guide disks, trunnions journaled in said end walls, sleeves carried by said trunnions, a frame slidably mounted in said sleeves, a roller carried by said frame, a resilient clamp carried by said frame for temporarily holding the end of the paper in engagement with said roller, and extensions carried by said clamp for moving said clamp out of engagement with said roller when said roller is placed against a wall.

3. A papering machine comprising a stand provided with :asters, a reeeptaele carried thereby and having end walls extending above the receptacle, a revoluble brush journaled in the end walls and extending into said receptacle, a shaft journaled in said end walls above said receptacle for supporting a roll of paper adapted to pass over said brush, trunnions in said end walls, a movable frame carried by said trunnions, a roller carried by the outer end of said frame, a clamp carried by said frame for temporarily holding in engagement with said roller the end of a piece of paper withdrawn from the roll of said shaft, means for releasing said clamp when the end of said piece of paper is placed in engagement with a wall, and means for holding said clamp in released position while applying a strip of paper to the roller.

In testimony whereof l allix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

DANIEL K l AP l Witnesses:

A. H. RABsAY, STEPHEN VON D0150. 

